"Our time counts!" — Workers to speak out about how unpredictable, insecure schedules affect their lives, and call for action

It’s a growing issue for hundreds of thousands of Seattle workers: instead of offering predictable shifts and reliable hours, more and more companies like Amazon, McDonald’s, Starbucks, and Safeway are demanding 24/7 availability, even for part-time jobs.

The big corporations are moving in the wrong direction, so now fast food, coffee, and other workers are launching a campaign for secure schedules that offer the stability and flexibility you need to care for your family, contribute to your community, and live a balanced life.

What: Discuss how unpredictable and insecure schedules affect their lives, their families, and their communities, and launch campaign for secure scheduling.

When: 10:00 am, Thursday February 4th

Where: The event will be livestreamed from the Working Washington office in downtown Seattle: 719 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104. Note: Space at this location is extremely limited — please RSVP to reserve access. If you cannot attend in person, note that the forum will be streamed live online at workingwa.org and covered on the hashtag #ourtimecounts.

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Nobody can live their life on a few day’s notice. If you don’t get your schedule until right before the workweek starts, your whole life becomes a constant scramble and it’s almost impossible to make time to help your kids with their homework, participate in your community or even just make an appointment. And you can’t make a budget if you can’t predict your paycheck because your hours change dramatically from one week to the next.

About Working Washington: Our mission is to build a powerful workers’ movement that can not only dramatically improve wages and working conditions, but can also change the local and national conversation about wealth, inequality, and the value of work. More info…

Our mission is to build a powerful workers’ movement that can not only dramatically improve wages and working conditions, but can also change the local and national conversation about wealth, inequality, and the value of work.

Working Washington fast food strikers sparked the fight that won Seattle's landmark $15 minimum wage. We drove Amazon to sever ties with right-wing lobby group ALEC and improve conditions in their sweatshop warehouses. And we helped lead the winning campaign in SeaTac for a $15 living wage.